Scarf-clasp.



G. A. DYESENFANT.

SCARF CLASP.

APPUCATION HLED NOV 23. 1914.

Patented Oct. 24; 1916.

GEORGE A. DESENFANT; OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

S CARE-CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 23, 1914-.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen A. DESEN- FANT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, (whose post-office address is 165 Post stree have invented new and useful Improvements in. Scarf-Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ornamental utili ties; more particularly to loops or r for securing scarfs or kerchiefs about the neck of the wearer, which is one of the objects of this invention.

Another object is to provide an ornamental means for securing the ends of the scarf without knotting the same.

A further object is to provide a clasp that will stay where placed on the scarf, and perform its function without injuring the texture of the scarf.

Other objects and advantages will ap pear as the description progresses.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification,to which like reference characters have been applied, a simple form of putting this invention into practice is shown. I do not wish to be understood as confining this invention to the disclosures made in said drawing and de scription, as many variations may be introduced, within the spirit of this invention, as defined in the claims succeeding the said description.

The handkerchief as an article of neckwear has an established place in the dress of those living an outdoor life, particularly on cattle ranges and on horse-back. It is desirable to provide some means for quickly and easily adjusting the kerchief by some device, that will maintain its position without injury to the scarf, and it is also desirable that the device he of an ornamental nature. Knotting a kerchief about the neck is unsatisfactor for several reasons. The knot is liable to be drawn too tight, rendering its untying laborious, and it is hard to place a knot in just the right place for comfort, and to present the proper appearance. This device fulfils all the requirements of its objects, lies flat, and adds weight to the scarf, tending to maintain it in the proper position about the neck of the wearer.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a front elevation of a scarf clasp constructed in aclPatented @ct. 2a, 1916. Serial No. 873,654.

cordance with this invention, to the opposite ends of a square kerchief folded obliquely. Fig. 2, is an enlarged dctail in front elevation of the clasp. Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the same. Fig. i, is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 5, is a plan or edge view of the same.

In detail the construction illustrated the drawings includes, preferably a single strip of metal 1 bent backward upon itself at 2 and 3 forming the two spring extensions t and 5, lying behind the front portion 1. The ends of these extensions are preferably slightly separated, to permit the passage of the scarf between, 6; but the ends may be permanently joined, to form an endless loop if desired. The longitudinal edges 7 and 8 are preferably curled inward, so that the opening 6 -is narrower than the distance between the plane of the body 1 and the extensions 4 and 5. This contraction of the opening permits the scarf to expand within, above and below the clasp; the spring tension of the extensions 4i and 5, tending to clamp the edges 7 and 8 against the scarf, to maintain it in any position to which it may be adjusted, by holding the ends of the scarf and sliding the clasp thereon. The edges 7 and 8 are preferably smooth, so as not to injure the scarf in the adjusting operation. The permanent adjustment of the clasp is insured by the addition of the relatively blunt points 9, 10, and 11 directed inward toward the scarf; the point 9 being formed preferably in the center of the clasp and the points 10 and 11 on the extensions 4 and 5 respectively, and spaced on opposite sides from the central point 9.

The clasp is conveniently applied in the following manner: The kerchief properly folded is placed about the neck of the wearer, and the opposite ends 12 and 13 grasped be and applied until the ends of the kerchief enter the opening 6. The attenuated ends of the kerchief presenting a relatively small bulk the clasp is easily placed thereon. With the clasp inserted on the ends of the kerchief, it is slid upward to the desired position, where its spring tension will clasp it securely, to hold the ends of the kerchief as to enter the opening I chief from the clasp;

desired. The clasp is readily removed by inserting the finger nail under the point 9, and withdrawing the end 12 of the kerthis reduces the bulk of the material within the clasp, facilitating the removal of the other end 13 of the kerchief therefrom, without danger of the points 10 and 11 destructively engaging it.

The peculiar contour given to the clasp as illustrated in the drawing, adds materially to its clinging qualities in its engagement with the kerchief, as well as adding to its ornamental value. This contour may be varied to suit the taste of the designer or to add to the utility of the clasp. The width of'the strip 1 being reduced at the bends 2 and 3, makes it readily possible to bend the extensions t and 5 inwardly, by compression between the fingers to vary the width of the opening 6, to accommodate the clasp to the bulkof the material clamped between.

Other uses for this device as illustrated will suggest themselves to users.

The clasp may be embellished by superficial ornamentation, and the addition of such medallion effects as those illustrated Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the in the drawing, consisting of a bucking bronco soldered to the face of the clasp.

Having thus described this lllYGlltlOll what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A clasp including a strip of material bent back upon itself in opposite directions, and having inturned edges; inturned points on said backward extensions; and an inturned point on the body portion between said first mentioned points.

2. A clasp formed from a single strip of material, bent back upon itself in opposite directions, the backward extensions having their terminals in a plane parallel to the plane portion of the body-portion in close proximity to each other, said extensions having inturned lateral edges, and an inturned point on the body portion between the said terminals.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of November 1914.

GEORGE A. DESENFANT.

Witnesses:

BALDWIN VALE, E. B. VALE.

"Commissioner of Patents.

Washington. D. G. 

